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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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